Milking-stool.



No. 893,803. PA'IENTED JULY 21, 1908. A. A. JONES. MILKING STOOL.

APPLIOATIOK FILED APR. 13,1908

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MILKING-STOOL.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed April 13, 1908.

Patented July 21, 1908. Serial No. 426,830.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR A. JoNEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cass City, in the county of Tuscola and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milking-Stools; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved milking stool and the objectthereof is to provide a stool with an attachment for holding a bucket inany desired position to permit the use of both hands when milking.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, aswill be more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thestool equipped with this improved bucket holding device showing a bucketheld in tilted position thereby; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section throughthe bucket encircling band; and Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional viewtaken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment illustrated, a stool 1 of ordinary construction isshown, preferably provided at one end with a rounded portion 2 having anaperture extending transversely therethrough. An internally screwthreaded metallic collar 3 encircles this aperture and is secured to thestool in any desired manner preferably by means of an apertured flange4. A screw threaded post 5 passes through said collar and aperture andthe threads thereof are engaged with the threads of the collar toprovide for its vertical adjustment. A set screw 6 extends through thecollar and a is adapted to engage the post to lock it in any desiredposition. A handle member 7 is preferably attached to the upper end ofthe post 5 for lifting and moving the stool from place to place.

An approximately U-shaped member 8 is pivotally connected at its curvedportion with said post preferably at the up er end thereof by means of aclamp 9 whic is fastened to the post by means of a bolt which extendsthrough said clamp 9, the post 1, and the shank of the handle 7.

An adjustable band 10 is pivotally connected at diametrically oppositepoints to nuts as 12 for clamping said band in adjusted positionrelative to said arms. This band 10 is adapted to encircle a milk pail13. This band 10 is preferably composed of two members 14 and 15arranged in over-la ping position to form a circular member an each isprovided at one end respectively wlth headed studs as 16 which aredesigned to pass through apertures in the other member. The free ends ofthese members are preferably passed through keepers as 17 carried by themember which they over-lap.

In the use of this device when the parts are assembled as shown in Fig.1 the bucket may be tilted in any desired position either in a lateralor in a vertical plane by means of the pivotal connection of the U-shaed member with the post 5 and of the buc et encircling member with thefree ends of sa1d U-shaped member.

From theforegoing description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operationof the invention will be readilyunderstood without re quiring a more extended ex lanation.

Various changes in the orm, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in theappended claims.

I claim as my invention:

' 1. A milking stool provided with a supporting member having verticallyand laterally tilting bucket carrying means mounted thereon.

2. A milking stool provided with a supporting member, a member pivotedto said supportin member, a bucket engaging member pivota ly mounted onsaid last-mentioned member, said pivoted members bein arranged to swingin planes at right angles to each other.

3. A milking stool having an aperture extending transversely through oneend thereof, an internally screw threadedcollar surrounding said aerture and attached to said stool, a threade post adjustably mounted insaid collar, means for locking said post in adjusted position, avertically and laterally tilting bucket carrying member. mounted on saidpost.

4. A bucket holding attachment for milking stools comprising asupporting member, a bucket engaging member,- a member dpivotallyconnected with said support an with said bucket en agling member.

5. A bucket o cling attachment for milking stools comprising asupporting member and a bucket engaging member, a member pivotallyconnected with said support and with said bucket engaging member, andmeans for locking said last mentioned memher to said bucket engagingmember.

6. A bucket holding attachment for milk stools comprising an u rightsupport, a U-shaped member pivotally connected therewith, and a bucketencircling member pivotsea-see ally connected with the free ends of saidU-shaped member.

7. A bucket holding attachment for milking stools comprising avertically adjustable supporting member, and means for carrying a bucketconnected with said support and constructed to swing in vertical andlateral planes.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR A. JONES.

Witnesses: E. B. LANDON,

GEO. E. PERKINS.

